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Hi there. I decided to expand the article of Road to Ninja: Naruto the Movie but ended up lacking sources about the cast or the making of it. If by any chance you find something could you share it? Cheers.Tintor2 (talk) 16:03, 17 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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SAARC Region Hello, Sjones23. The article for improvement of the week is: South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation Please be bold and help improve it! Previous selections: Entomology • Architect Get involved with the AFI project: Nominate an article • Review nominations Posted by: MusikBot talk 00:05, 6 January 2025 (UTC) using MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of WikiProject AFI • [reply]

Hey Sjones23, I've just gone through my watchlist and seen you remove information about several films' producers and distribution companies from their lead sections, most of which I've now put back in. Why? —TechnoSquirrel69 (sigh) 16:37, 11 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hey, there. While I'm reformatting the lead sections using the certain GA and FA articles as references (including those pertaining to the Marvel Cinematic Universe and Back to the Future), there are some relevant guidelines and essays including User:Erik/Best practices, WP:LEADSENTENCE and WP:FILMLEAD which could be useful on how we often handle these sections in the film articles.

There are sources used within quite a few Ghibli-related articles that list Ghibli as the production company and the end credits of Ghibli films often list the studio itself under the "production" section (per Wikipedia:WikiProject Japan/Film credits glossary#Terms, 制作 means "production") towards the end of said films.

Of course, we can also ask on the WT:MOSFILM page for additional clarification. I've raised the issue here, if you are interested. Lord Sjones23 (talk - contributions) 18:52, 11 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for opening that section, I might join in if I have something to add. In general, I agree that the inclusion of details like the producer(s) or related companies can be decided on a case-by-case basis, but that makes some of your changes on the Ghibli articles even more confusing to me. On Princess Mononoke, for example, you removed the mention of Toshio Suzuki from the lead despite his taking a significant role in the production and promotion of the film. (He was also mentioned later in the lead, which created a problem with his name being used without introduction.) I understand the concern with the terminology used to refer to Studio Ghibli, (they're referred to as the production company in the infobox, for what it's worth) but saying the film was produced by them would obviously create ambiguity with the producer, and most reliable sources primarily discuss it as an animation studio, not a production house, anyway. Hopefully that explains why I've made the reversions I did, and I've left edit summaries with some further detail otherwise. —TechnoSquirrel69 (sigh) 23:00, 11 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Got it. Lord Sjones23 (talk - contributions) 23:11, 11 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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Wooden rake Hello, Sjones23. The article for improvement of the week is: Rake (tool) Please be bold and help improve it! Previous selections: Kerosene • Jewish deli Get involved with the AFI project: Nominate an article • Review nominations Posted by: MusikBot talk 00:05, 10 March 2025 (UTC) using MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of WikiProject AFI • [reply]

Hello, Sjones23. The article for improvement of the week is: Cove Please be bold and help improve it! Previous selections: Rake (tool) • Kerosene Get involved with the AFI project: Nominate an article • Review nominations Posted by: MusikBot talk 00:05, 17 March 2025 (UTC) using MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of WikiProject AFI • [reply]

Hello, Sjones23. The article for improvement of the week is: Ipomoea Please be bold and help improve it! Previous selections: Cove • Rake (tool) Get involved with the AFI project: Nominate an article • Review nominations Posted by: MusikBot talk 00:05, 24 March 2025 (UTC) using MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of WikiProject AFI • [reply]

Jack Black in 2023 Hello, Sjones23. The article for improvement of the week is: Jack Black Please be bold and help improve it! Previous selections: Ipomoea • Cove Get involved with the AFI project: Nominate an article • Review nominations Posted by: MusikBot talk 00:05, 31 March 2025 (UTC) using MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of WikiProject AFI • [reply]

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I'm afraid the episode synopses are a bit of a WIP, both because I'm working through season 1 which I have not seen for some time, and because many of them are the sort of back-of-box "synopsis" which doesn't actually tell you the ending. Pinkbeast (talk) 07:33, 11 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Oh, I know. According to WP:TVPLOT, the summaries for the episode lists should be below 200 words. When I do write summaries for these lists, I often use the other anime FLs (such as the ones for Tokyo Mew Mew, One Piece and so on) as models. As a side note, we can ask for further feedback on WT:ANIME; I'm one of the regulars there. Lord Sjones23 (talk - contributions) 08:11, 11 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hi there. Long ago, a user turned this Devil May Cry episode list into FL. Now that I was reminded me of it due to the Netflix series I wondered if this list had any notable issue. I tried referencing the airdates but sadly the official website used a software that made it impossible to recheck airdates. I tried adding tidbits about production and reception after seeing complaints about the Bleach lists but I am not sure if it's enough. Feel free to review it. Regards.Tintor2 (talk) 20:32, 11 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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Japan as seen from a satellite. Honshu is the largest, middle island. Hello, Sjones23. The article for improvement of the week is: Honshu Please be bold and help improve it! Previous selections: Plate (dishware) • Jack Black Get involved with the AFI project: Nominate an article • Review nominations Posted by: MusikBot talk 00:05, 14 April 2025 (UTC) using MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of WikiProject AFI • [reply]